Is there any truth to all Austinites being from California? Where do Austin residents really move from? What Austin area counties attract the most number of residents? All of this and much more can be answered in The Texas Association of Realtors’ (TAR) 2014 Texas Relocation Report with statistics on who is moving in and out of Texas. Though this year’s report was based on 2013 data, it is still an interesting compilation of data and worth the read. We’ve summarized the data to create the 2014 Austin Relocation Report. If you’re interested in learning where Austin’s growth is coming from, this report will explain a lot.
Where Was the Data Acquired?
TAR’s report was based on data from the following three studies: the 2013 American Community Survey and the 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau as well as the U-Haul 2013 National Migration Trend Reports.
Texas Ranked #1 for Largest Amount of People Migrating from Another State
With Texas’ booming economy, strong job market and relative affordability, it is no wonder Texas is gaining residents from other states. California sent the most residents (66,318) with twice as many sent as second place, Florida (32,619). Oklahoma (29,169), Louisiana (29,042) and Illinois (28,900) rounded out the top five with nearly 30,000 residents from each moving to Texas.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Texas Ranked #3 for Largest Amount of People Moving to Another State
Texas sent about half as many residents (32,290) to California as California sent to Texas in 2013. Texas residents who left the state and didn’t go to California went to Oklahoma (27,391), Florida (24,226), Colorado (23,490) and Louisiana (21,747).
Texas Still Had a 138,057 Net Gain of Residents
Though Texas did send its fair share of residents to other states, we ended the year with more residents than we had the previous year by nearly 140,000. I would expect those numbers to stay strong in next year’s report.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
The Austin Area Remains Attractive to Out of State Residents
The report listed the top 10 Texas counties for largest inflows and outflows of people. Austin area counties were higher on the inflows lists than the outflows lists and did not have one county on the list of top 10 Texas counties where they experienced a net outflow.
Travis and Williamson County are #4 and #8 Texas Counties with Largest Inflows of People
The larger Texas metros are responsible for the largest inflows of people. Number 1 on the list was Harris County (Houston area), followed by Dallas County at #2. 4 Dallas-Fort Worth Counties (Dallas at #2, Tarrant at #3, Denton at #5 and Collin at #7) made the list as well as 2 Houston Counties (Harris at #1 and Fort Bend at #9), 2 Austin Counties (Travis at #4 and Williamson at #8), 1 in San Antonio (Bexar at #6) and 1 in Bryan-College Station (Brazos at #10).
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Williamson, Hays and Travis Counties are #3, #4 and #9 Texas Counties with Largest Net Inflows
Williamson seems to attract the most net residents in the Austin area making the list at #3 behind Denton (Dallas) and Brazos (Bryan-College Station). Hays was a close #4, which is interesting because Hays is not as well known outside of Austin as Williamson County. Travis made the list at #9, which is not surprising as it seems to be the most transient of the Austin area counties.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Travis and Hays Counties are #4, #9 Texas Counties with Largest Outflows
Travis is the #4 county in the state of Texas when you measure the largest outflow of people. Again, this is not surprising given Travis is where most of the technology companies are located and they seem to trade residents with other technology centered cities. Hays County made the list at #9, which is not too hard to believe considering Texas State is largely responsible for the majority of the outflow.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Zero Austin Area Counties Made the Top 10 Texas Counties with the Lowest Net Inflow of People
One thing is clear – people who make their way to the Austin area counties are reluctant to leave. Austin area counties are some of the most active in Texas and none made it to the lowest net inflow list.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Travis and Williamson Counties – #5 and #10 Texas Counties with Largest Inflow of Out of State People
Travis County was the #5 county in Texas when you measured the largest inflow of out of state people. Most out of state people want to live in Austin proper, so this is not surprising. Williamson County is usually their second go to county if they are looking for great schools and a more suburban area.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Travis County is the #6 Texas County with the Largest Outflow to Another State
Travis County is #6 on the largest outflow to another state list. Harris County (Houston) sends the most residents to another state, followed by Dallas County (Dallas) and Bexar (San Antonio). Other notable counties are Bell County (Temple-Killeen) coming in at #7 and El Paso County (El Paso) coming in at #5.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Travis, Williamson are #3 and #5 Largest Net Inflow from Another State
Houston (Harris County) had the highest net inflow from other states with 18,043 residents added. Tarrant County (Dallas-Fort Worth) had the second highest at 10,873 net gain, followed by Austin’s Travis County with 9,173 net residents added. Williamson County was #5 with 8,132 net residents added.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Where Do Travis County Residents Come From?
Travis County residents move from (in order of most to least) Harris County (Houston), Collin County (Dallas), Tarrant County (Dallas), Dallas County (Dallas) and Smith County (Tyler), they hire the Fox Removals Perth when moving out of the country as well.
Where Do Travis County Residents Move to?
People who leave Travis County go to the following counties (from most to least): Williamson County (Austin), Hays County (Austin), Webb County (Laredo), Brazoria County (Angelton/Freeport) and Midland County (Midland).
How Does Travis County Compare with Other Texas Counties?
Travis County had a total net inflow of 2,684 people in 2013 and 9,173 total net inflow from out of state residents. Travis County was the #4 county for total inflow and outflow of people, #9 county for net inflow of people, #5 county for total out of state inflow of people, #6 county for total out of state outflow of people and #3 county for net out of state inflow of people. U-Haul ranked Austin the #6 destination city and #4 city in the US for growth.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Where Do Hays County Residents Come From?
Hays County residents move from (in order of most to least) Travis County (Austin), Harris County (Houston), Bexar County (San Antonio), Williamson County (Austin) and Comal County (New Braunfels).
Where Do Hays County Residents Move to?
Though fewer Hays County residents leave then enter, but those that do go to the following counties (from most to least): Caldwell County, Nueces County, Lubbock County, Galveston County and San Patricio County.
How Does Hays County Compare with Other Texas Counties?
Hays County had a total net inflow of 6,736 people in 2013 and 597 of them were from out of state. Hays County is the #12 county for total inflow of people, #17 county for total outflow of people, #4 county for net inflow of people, #25 county for total out of state inflow, #28 county for total out of state outflow of people, #23 county for net out of state inflow of people.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
Where Do Williamson County Residents Come From?
Williamson County residents move from (in order of most to least) Travis County (Austin), Bell County (Killeen/Temple), McLennan County (Waco), Burnet County (Burnet) and Hidalgo County (McAllen).
Where Do Williamson County Residents Move to?
Williamson County residents move to (in order of most to least) Hays County (Austin), Denton County (Dallas), Montgomery County (Houston), Walker County (Hunstville) and Wilson County (Floresville).
How Does Williamson County Compare with Other Texas Counties?
Williamson County had a total net inflow of 7,998 people and an 8,132 net inflow from out of state. Williamson County is the #8 county for total inflow, #9 county for total outflow, #3 county for net inflow, #10 county for total out of state inflow, #12 county for total out of state outflow and #5 county for net out of state inflow.
Source: 2014 Texas Relocation Report, TAR
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